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LAUNDRY IRON. No. 277,605 Patented Ma 1883.

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Patented May 15, 1883.

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JAMES N. PEDDER, OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.

LAUNDRY-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 277,605, dated May 15,1883. Application filed October 13, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES N. PEDDER, of Galveston, in the county ofGalveston and State of Texas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Laundry-Irons; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to an improvement in laundry-irons and the mannerof heating the same, the object being to provide a device that willcombine simplicity and economy in construction with durability andefficiency in use; and, with these ends in view, my invention consistsin certain details in construction and combinations of parts, as will behereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is y a perspective view of myimproved device; and

Fig. 2, a side View of the same, showing some of the parts in dottedlines.

A represents the hollow laundry-iron of the ordinary shape, providedwith perforations B for the admission of air and for the escape of theproducts of combustion; O, the handle or hand-rest, and, D the pillarsconnecting the said hand-rest to the iron.

E is an elastic supply-pipe of any suitable size and length, which isadapted to be secured at one end to a gas-burner, or to a reservoirsupplying any suitable gas, and passes downward through thehand-restD,as shown in the drawings, and is connected atits other end tothe upper end of the feed-pipe F. This feed-pipe F is made of anysuitable metal, and can be interiorly lined or not, as desired, an d iscurved, as shown in the drawings, and terminates in the interminglingchamber or bulb G, to which latter it is rigidly secured in anydesiredmanner. The lower end of the feed-pipe F can be open,rso as to dischargethe gas freely; or it can be perforated, so as to limit the amount ofgas burned. The chamber or bulb G is shaped as shown, and is providednear its upper or superior surface with suitable perforations, a, forthe admission of air thereto, and as the feed-pipe terminates in thisbulb the air and gas become intimately mixed and pass from thence downinto the interior ofthc iron, where itis lighted. The chamberor bulbG isformed integral with the removable lid H, or separate therefrom andsecured thereto in any ordinary manner; and the removable lid rests onthe flanges b, and is held in position thereon by the movable metalstuds I, which latter are pivotally secured to the top face of the iron.By

connecting the bulb Gr and pipes F and J with the large removable lid Hthe parts may be readily removed, and a large opening in the top of theiron insured for removing from the interior ot'the iron any unconsumedproducts of combustion that may accumulate therein. Again, thisconstruction is economical in man ufacture, asit enables a tightjoint tobe secured without screw-threading the openingin the top of the iron orthe neck of the bulb. After the air and gas are brought together in thebulb or chamber, they are conveyed by the short tube J down into theinterior of the iron. This tube J is either connected to or penetratesthe lid H, and the upper end thereof terminates slightly below the lowerend of the feed-pipe F, while the lower end thereofextends well downinto the interior of the iron, and which itself is used as a gas-burner,or in combination with a gas-burner.

The hand-rest or handleO is made of any suitable non-conducting materialflattened at the part where the hand rests, and having a hole or eyethrough it, near or at the front end thereof, for the passage of thesupply-tube A, and is supported on the pillars D, to which it is securedby screws or otherwise.

3 The body A of the laundry-iron is made of any suitable metal, or, ifdesired, can be made of asbestus, and the sides, top, bottom, and endcan be made of one piece or separate pieces, as desired, and isprovided; as shown, with the holes or openings 13, which latter are forthe purpose of ventilating the same. These apertures B can be eithercast or drilled in the body of the laundry-iron, and are of any de siredsize and number, as may be desirable for the more perfect combustion ofthe gases employed for the purpose of heating the body of the iron.

The manner of operating my improved laundry-iron is'as follows: Thedifferent partsbeing in position, as shown in the drawings, the tube Eis attached to the gas-pipe in any suit able manner. The gasis turned onand passed through the pipes E and F into the chamber G, where it ismixed with a suitable proportion of air, and from thence the combinedgas passes into the interior of the iron. A light is then appliedthrough one of the ventilatingapertures, which ignites the gas in theiron and causes the same to become speedily heated, and when ready foruse the hand-rest D is grasped by the operator and passed over thearticletobeironedintheordinarymanner. The

intensity of the heat may be regulated by increasing or diminishing thesupply of gas to the body of the iron by simply turning the stop-cockattached to the gas-bracket or a stopcock secured in the pipe F.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with a hollow laundryiron and hand-rest securedthereto, of the cap H, removably secured to the top of the iron,

said cap being provided with the perforated commingling chamber or bulbG, and the gassupply pipe F, the latter extending into the bulb to apoint below the perforations formed therein, substantially as set forth.

'tially as set forth.

2; The combination, with a hollow laundryiron and hand-rest securedthereto, of the cap H, provided with the perforated commingling 3ochamber or bulb G, the gas-pipe F, extending into the bulb to a pointbelow the perforations formed therein, and the studs I, for rcmovablysecuring the cap to the top of the iron, substan- 3. The combination,with a hollow laundryiron and a hand-rest secured thereto, of the cap H,removably secured to the top of the iron, said cap being provided with aperforated commingling bulb or chamber, G, the gas-supply 0 pipe F,extending into the bulb to a point below the perforations formedtherein, and the burner J, extending from the lower portion of the bulbinto the hollow iron, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JAMES NAGLE PEDDER.

Witnesses:

H. M. TRUEHEART, I LUGIAN MINOT.

